as in intruding
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
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Recent Examples of interrupting
Cars can be heard speeding through downtown, interrupting diners at restaurants and residents who call the area home.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Edelman’s phone rings, interrupting his thoughts about the 1998 Grammys.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
By bringing the plant to a screeching halt, and interrupting the labor pipeline, costs will inevitably rise.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
When the material is loaded up with pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, they would be released as the hydrogel softens, interrupting the pain pathway and bringing relief to patients.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
The only problem is that interrupting people’s work and putting them in a room together doesn’t do anything positive for your culture by itself.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Edelman’s phone rings, interrupting his thoughts about the 1998 Grammys.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
By bringing the plant to a screeching halt, and interrupting the labor pipeline, costs will inevitably rise.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
When the material is loaded up with pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, they would be released as the hydrogel softens, interrupting the pain pathway and bringing relief to patients.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
The only problem is that interrupting people’s work and putting them in a room together doesn’t do anything positive for your culture by itself.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupting
Verb
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Married life has, in the past, come with the couple dealing with others intruding on their joint personal time — like those neighbors who made a noise complaint about them in 1999.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Chinese coast guard vessels accused Manila of intruding into its waters and claimed a Philippine ship rammed one of its vessels.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Even scrambling around, his knee was bothering him.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fry laid down a perfect bunt, adding another run.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When adding it to a recipe that does not already call for apple butter, think of it like a vanilla or almond extract—a little goes a long way.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Interrupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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